Henby james cole



H. J. COLE.

sIPIToN TAP AND sToPPER Fon Ammann LIQUID BOTTLES.

3. e f @Y Patented Jan. 2,1877.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCEo HENRY JAMES COLE, OF WAN DSWORTH ROAD,ENGLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN SlPHON-TAP AND STOPPER FOR AERATED-LIQUID BOTTLESSpecification forming part of Letters Patent No. 185,853, dated January2, 1877; application filed November 3, 1876.

To all whom lt may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY JAMES CoLE, of Wandsworth Road, in the countyot' Surrey, England, have invented an Improved Siphon- Tap and Stopperfor Aerated-Liquid Bottles, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates to forming a hollow plug so as to t the neck of thebottle to which it is to be applied. Near the top of the plug it isformed with a collar, which rests upon the top of the bottle-neck, andso supports the hollow plug within the latter. Beneath the collar thehollow plug is surrounded with india-rubber, cork, or other elasticmaterial, so as to make the hollow plug fit the interior of thebottle-neck in a perfectly air-tight manner. The bottom of the hollowplug is closed by a valve formed of a piece of any elastic materialsecured at one side to the bottom ol' the plug, while the other side isacted upon by a wire which leads from the top of the hollow plug to thevalve.

The top of the hollow plug may be screwthreaded, so as to receive a nutby which it -may be drawn up well within the bottle-neck, and securelyheld in its place. The top of the wire projects from the top of theplug, and is suitably formed to be turned by the linger, or in anyconvenient manner.

By my invention, when it is desired to remove any portion of the aeratedliquid, the wire is pushed down, thus opening the valve when the aeratedliquid will How out, and this flow may be immediately stopped byreleasing the wire, when the valve will be immediately closed, and ofcourse completely shut off the liquid.

Figure 1 represents a bottle, d, with the appliance in another form, thetube t and the head j being in this case dispensed with, and the valve Zfitted to act against the bottom of the tube b, which valvel can, by apartial rotation of the button n and a depression of it, be removed fromits seating, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5. The button n may, in thisform, be a Hat plate to cover the top opening ofthe tube b; or it may besimply a ring at the end of the wire Y, through which the valve lisoperated for opening the passage. The plate or the ring n, when turnedover the mouth ofthe tube b, prevents the valve being accidentallyopened, the pressure of gas Within the'bottle being at all timessufficient to keep it to its seating.

ln Fig. 2 I have shown the valve l as Hat with a bulb in the center, andin Fig. 3 as a sphere t0 insure a close touch on the seating, which maybe ot' rubber or other sott yielding material. Fig. 4 is a section ofFig. 5, the valve l in this being of halt`ronnd form, and guided Withinthe base of the tube b.

The wire r may be outside the tube b and through the cone, as in Fig. 2,or through the wall of the tube, as in Figs. 3 and 4, as desired, thewire by this means being kept Vertical.

I claim as my invention- 1. A bottle stopper, provided with an elasticpacking, c, and a tube, b, having a cone, e, for expanding the packing,in combination with a valve, l, having a wire or rod, n, for

operating the same, all substantially as shown and described.

2. The tube b, having the cone e on its lower end, in combination withthe elastic packing c and a screw-cap, IL, for tightening the same, allconstructed and arranged to operate substantially as set forth.

HENRY JAMES COLE. Witnesses:

E. M. DANIEL, E. EDMoNDs,

Both of 166 Fleet Street, London.

